Health technology is one of the largest and fastest-growing export segments of the high-tech industry. The value of health technology exports is believed to have risen to a new high in 2021, with preliminary statistics suggesting it rose by about five per cent higher from previous years in the first 10 months of the year.
Business Finland has attributed the emergence of the segment to a “unique combination” of high-quality health data and an open society of trust that enables co-operation across the ecosystem.

Healthtech Finland in February adopted new responsibility guidelines to help its members to prepare for the demands and wishes of clients, owners, investors, as well as current and former employees.

“With health-tech companies, responsibility is linked principally to guaranteeing patient safety,” Saara Hassinen, managing director at Healthtech Finland, said in February.

“Compliance only with the legislation is no longer enough, but companies also comply with voluntary instructions and principles of corporate responsibility. Export companies pay attention to responsibility in Finland and abroad.”